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UND | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Nelson pick-6 lifts North Dakota past Portland State, 17-10
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Lenny Nelson IV picked off a tipped Davis Alexander pass and returned it 58 yards for what proved to be the game-winning touchdown early in the fourth quarter of North Dakota's 17-10 comeback victory over Portland State on Saturday afternoon.
Facing an unrelenting pass rush from the Fighting Hawks, Alexander got Portland State in field goal range with 4:42 left in the first half and Cody Williams converted from 25-yards out. Alexander then stretched to break the plane of the goal on a 4-yard run with 3:49 left in the third quarter to put Portland State up, 10-7.
Alexander had the Vikings (4-6, 2-4) in North Dakota territory and was looking to complete a short pass when the ball was tipped at the line and Nelson scooped it out of the air and ran, untouched, for the score.
Alexander was 13-of-29 passing for 139 yards and carried 21 times for 70 yards.
Nate Ketteringham got North Dakota (6-4, 3-2) on the board in the first quarter, sneaking in from a yard out to cap an eight-play, 50-yard drive. He finished 8 of 16 for 100 yards passing.
Game Information
2024 Big Sky Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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Montana State | 7-0 | 11-0 |
UC Davis | 6-1 | 9-2 |
Idaho | 5-2 | 8-3 |
Montana | 5-2 | 8-3 |
Northern Arizona | 5-2 | 7-4 |
Eastern Washington | 3-4 | 4-7 |
Idaho State | 3-4 | 5-6 |
Weber State | 2-5 | 3-8 |
Cal Poly | 2-5 | 3-7 |
Portland State | 2-5 | 2-8 |
Sacramento State | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Northern Colorado | 1-6 | 1-10 |
2024 Missouri Valley Football Conference Standings
Team | CONF | OVR |
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North Dakota State | 7-0 | 10-1 |
South Dakota State | 6-1 | 9-2 |
South Dakota | 6-1 | 8-2 |
Missouri State | 6-1 | 8-3 |
Illinois State | 5-2 | 8-3 |
Indiana State | 3-4 | 4-7 |
Youngstown State | 3-5 | 4-8 |
North Dakota | 2-5 | 5-6 |
Southern Illinois | 1-6 | 3-8 |
Northern Iowa | 0-7 | 2-9 |
Murray State | 0-7 | 1-10 |